Definitely has the ability to take a toll on you. Stuttering can form you into a repressed, hidden, people pleasing and almost submissive version of yourself. Luckily though, all of those traits I talked about.. you added onto yourself. You were not born that way. You were born authentic. So your authentic self will always be at your core. Your true personality with humor, charm, spontaneous will always be within. You just have to unravel what you've done. Start accepting everything as it is right now and start taking new actions. Hows your journey going right now with overcoming your stutter ?